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Lambda Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International
founded on October 23, 1948 at the home of former Beta Chapter
member, Marion Gibson. Miss Gibson and Miss Gladys Mersereau, immediate
president of Pi State, conducted the initiation ceremony for the charter
members who included:
Nelle Brumelle
Doris Cole
Margaret Gollaher
Mary Hall
Patience Haggard
Ruth Noxon
Winnifred Ramsdell
Catherine Roberts
Margaret Stevenson
Mildred Stiles
Pauline Weller
Elsie Willard
Miss Weller was chosen temporary chairman and Miss Brumelle was
selected
to
be treasurer.
At the first regular meeting in Potsdam in December,
Miss Gibson and
Doris
Stout, formerly of Beta Chapter in Ohio and then at St. Lawrence
University, were
affiliated and signed the charter, thus qualifying as charter
members of
Lambda. Charter officers chosen at this meeting were:
President- Pauline Weller
Vice President- Marion Gibson
Secretary- Doris Cole
Treasurer- Nelle Brumelle
Parliamentarian- Elsie Willard
It was tentatively decided to include St. Lawrence and Franklin Counties
Lambda Chapter's territory and to have four meetings a year. The
members
newly formed chapter became active very early, attending State
Conventions, working
to plan the 1952 State Convention when they were not
four years old,
and contributing to various scholarship funds at the state
and local levels.
In 1954, Lambda members decided to have six,
rather than four,
meetings a year. The 1958-1960 biennium marked many accomplishments
for the
group. Members attended their first Regional Workshop, made
raising funds for
scholarships a priority, witnessed one of its members,
Nelle Brumelle,
become First
Vice-President of Pi State, began the practice
of having an Executive
Board meeting in the late spring or early summer to
plan the next year's
program, and helped with luncheon arrangements for
the 1960 Pi State Convention.
Mildred
Taft was also appointed Pi State
Chairman of the Scholarship Committee
for 1960-1962.
Lambda members continued to serve at the state
and local level for the
next three decades, with new members being initiated on a regular basis.
By the end of 1991, membership had grown to 129, making Lambda the
largest chapter in
the state.At the 1992 State Convention, discussion was
held concerning the restructuring of Lambda and a committee to study
expansion was set up. As a result,
the Committee
recommended that
Lambda apply to sponsor a new chapter (Gamma Epsilon) in
the
spring of
1993. A motion to do so was presented and passed at the
State
Convention in 1993.
On June, 12, 1993, the expansion meeting was held
at Sykes Hall, St.
Lawrence
University in Canton, NY. Anne Marie Carlson, past President of
Pi
State, Pat Padykula, Expansion Chairperson, and Evadna Crawford,
Assistant
Treasurer,were in attendance as the expansion chapter, Gamma
Epsilon, was
formed. Members
were allowed to join whichever chapter they
wished, regardless of the
geographic
location of their places of employment.
After the expansion, Lambda Chapter was left with
53 members from the
northern and eastern sections of St. Lawrence County. Our current
membership
includes 40 active and retired educators who represent 16 educational
institutions.
At the Fall Pi State Executive Board Meeting in
September 2003, Lambda
Chapter was presented a certificate of appreciation for its 50 years of
dedication
to the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International. The fact that
its
current members
continue to serve with the same dedication and positive
attitude that its
charter
members and those of the past did, has contributed to Lambda's success
over this period of time.
PAST
PRESIDENTS OF LAMBDA
1948-1951: Pauline Weller
1952-1954: Doris Cole
1954-1956: Nelle Brumelle
1956-1958: Margaret Nulty
1958-1960: Mary Bundy
1960-1962: Mildred Stiles
1962-1964: Mildred Taft
1964-1966: Pauline Weller
1966-1968: Erma White
1968-1970: Mary Katner
1970-1972: Mary Jo Whalen
1972-1974: Lucille Segar
1974-1976: Georgianna Wranesh
1976-1978: Joan Johnson
1978-1980: Agnes Hudson
1980-1982: Naomi Balukjian
1982-1984: Rita Murphy
1984-1986: Maureen Regan
1986-1988: Lennelle McKinnon
1988-1990: Betsy Northrup
1990-1992: Judith Liscum
1992-1994: Kathleen Smithberg
1994-1996:
Kathleen Smithberg
1996-1998: Carol Opdyke
1998-2000: Suella Young
2000-2002: Mary VanLeuven
2002-2004: Kristina Kowalchuk
2004-2006: Molly Pressey
2006-2008: Sue Marquart
2008-2010: Mary-Ellen Todd
2010-2012: Patricia Fanning
2012-2014: Rachelle
Romoda
2014-2016: Patricia Fanning
2016-2018: Stephanie Allen |
